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Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 27680

This procedure frees a single tendon in the leg or ankle from surrounding scar tissue that is restricting its movement, without lengthening or repairing the tendon itself. It is used when scarring, rather than a tear or shortening, is limiting motion. It treats one tendon at a time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Release Of Scarred Tendon, Leg Or Ankle cost?

$2,808

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,808 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $813 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$813$646 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$427 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,236Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$851.14

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 29th of 51

$2,808

$813 physician + $1,995 facility

WI $7,097MT $1,384

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.